Roberto Lage is 6th dan in Judo and a 7th degree coral belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, being an important figure for Sao Paulo's Jiu Jitsu landscape. Roberto Lage trained extensively with Octávio de Almeida (senior) becoming a BJJ instructor himself having formed the "Equipe Lage" team from which he has graded several black belts, including Fernando Yamasaki and his own daughter Patricia Lage who was one of the first women to reach the level of black belt in the sport.